[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;44218331]some of these categories i find really conflicting with me because i just want to say "who cares if that shit is in a game? it's a game. what someone wants to put in what is essentially their artistic expression is their own choice assuming it's not hurting anyone" but then again valve are trying to run a business here so whatever[/QUOTE]
The issue doesn't seem to be that its available but its not correctly labelled or age restricted. Like if you buy a nice survival game and you get presented with giant cocks, if its not warned about you could argue that is "patently offensive".
[QUOTE=Wii60;44218342]i can see tumblr abusing this[/QUOTE]
Suddenly every game where you play as a white male is reported as offensive.
Hopefully you will have to actually own the game to report it, that will cut down a lot of abuse.
[QUOTE=wraithcat;44218289]aren't you describing left wing organisation behaviour though?[/QUOTE]
Not sure about the Czech Republic, but in the US it is the conservatives who whine about violence and sexuality in media.
Something something Call of Duty something something child exploitation.
Hate speech? Don't a lot of games have that kind of thing in it?
Seems like a step towards the post-Greenlight Steam Gabe's been talking about
[QUOTE=Stiffy360;44218410]Hate speech? Don't a lot of games have that kind of thing in it?[/QUOTE]
Depends on the context.
Such as purposely trying to defame gays or blacks.
Call Of Duty Nazi Zombies & Wolfenstein R.I.P
Oh no now go go nippon will get taken off :(
Video games by nature are exploitative because they are meant to be purchased by children. Any game which has a form of "ohmygod cosmetic hat shop XD" has an even greater chance for exploitation because the aim is to constantly ride that one game for money that usually comes from children purchasing items to fit into social groups within the game.
In short: What a silly system!
I doubt it will be linked to an automated system, it's just a way for Valve to easily get a list of games to look over and verify.
Oh god the new South Park game fits almost all the report reasons.
Good - it will be abused of course but it won't be a democratic thing. Valve will probably notice the reports and take some time to look into it, maybe get in contact with the devs or something. That's what I'm assuming, anyway.
But it's missing an option along the lines of "this game is broken and the devs never patched it/misrepresented its features, it's not fit for sale", for games like Garry's Incident and The War Z.
[QUOTE=Keychain;44218223]Hopefully these things are carefully monitored so legitimately good games don't get taken down.[/QUOTE]
Indeed, but I take this as more confirmation that valve is going to open the game market to everyone. I think it's great that they are trying to make it as easy as possible to develop and successfully profit from a game without having to deal with producers or publishers.
This is probably a step towards letting people publish on steam without having to go through valve. I remember Gabe saying something about that in the AMA he did
I'm reporting DOTA2 for Hate Speech, those darn russians!
the "offensive" category seems kinda silly because of how subjective it is. what would happen if stuff like postal 2 or south park: the stick of truth were reported as offensive? they're advertised as offensive and the whole point of them is to be offensive. it'd be useful for them to explain what all this means and what actions they will take when stuff does get reported.
Where's the "this game is garbage" option
Guess Witcher 2 and Castlevania: LoS should be reported for pornographic material. Boobs n stuff hide the children.
Why isn't "Absolute Travesty of a Game" an option?
Can't wait to see how quickly Infestation and Garry's Incident will disappear.
[QUOTE=GammaFive;44218864]Guess Witcher 2 and Castlevania: LoS should be reported for pornographic material. Boobs n stuff hide the children.[/QUOTE]
GTA:ECLF and rust have dicks
rip both games.
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[QUOTE=TheAdmiester;44218878]Can't wait to see how quickly Infestation and Garry's Incident will disappear.[/QUOTE]
Guise of the Wolf while we're at it.
Well who says they get removed? Maybe they just get categorized, and user controls let you disable them from view?
[QUOTE=frozensoda;44218910]Well who says they get removed? Maybe they just get categorized, and user controls let you disable them from view?[/QUOTE]
Read the category description for "Fraud" and "Harmful"
[img]http://puu.sh/7thkE.jpg[/img]
I kinda doubt it.
[QUOTE=Wii60;44218342]i can see tumblr abusing this[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=FunnyStarRunner;44218378]Suddenly every game where you play as a white male is reported as offensive.[/QUOTE]
these jokes are still really funny, keep up the good work guys!
but in actuality the only real large group of people who will attempt to spam-flag games are probably people from 4chan, just like what happened with the community tags!
also, great job valve! now you don't need to hire anybody to do testing, just let people find out their games are unbroken and playable [I]after[/I] they buy them!
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good thing they're kind enough to give out one free refund you have to beg like a dog for : ^ )
[QUOTE=gk99;44218951]Read the category description for "Fraud" and "Harmful"
[img]http://puu.sh/7thkE.jpg[/img]
I kinda doubt it.[/QUOTE]
Well I was talking about the pornography one, but point taken.
[QUOTE=gk99;44218951]Read the category description for "Fraud" and "Harmful"
[img]http://puu.sh/7thkE.jpg[/img]
I kinda doubt it.[/QUOTE]
Rambo falls in that category. Who else reported it just now?
"Hate speech"
I don't think "offensive" should be a reason to report a game. Literally anyone can be offended by ANYTHING. Imagine how many of those reports a game like the new south park one would get.
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I am offended that "offensive" is on this list! Please take it off valve! You wouldn't want to accidentally hurt my feeling would you?
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